It may not be the most likely tourist hot spot but Ilford is officially Europeâs fastest-growing destination.

Ilford is apparently a thriving tourist destination (Picture: Google)

The London suburb has seen the biggest increase in traveller interest this year, according to travel review website TripAdvisor.

Interest has undoubtedly been boosted by the 2012 Olympics, which will mainly be taking place in nearby Stratford. But a number of other previouslyÂ unsung British towns have also made it into TripAdvisorâs top ten.

These include Brandon in Suffolk, Hounslow in west London and Warrington in Cheshire. Two Greater Manchester destinations â Trafford andÂ Salford â also made the cut, as didÂ Tamworth in Staffordshire and Warminster in Wiltshire.

The only foreign destinations in the fastest-growing list were Valras-Plage in France and Yalta in Ukraine.

TripAdvisorâs Emma Shaw said: âFor one reason or another, these destinations have sparked rapidly rising traveller attention this year. Itâs likely we can attribute much of this spike in traffic to increased interest generally in the UK as excitement builds around the Olympics.â